Archive for December, 2010

Thanks to a very generous individual, ritalin, we have acquired a PSD template file for correct wallpaper sizing to fit our beloved Galaxy S devices. The template has guides in place and a shape for creating rounded edges. Ritalin is also an active xda-developer member who has written an amazing guide...

Creative Mobile released a new game about 2 weeks ago called Alchemy – Genetics (beta), which is similar to our very addictive original Alchemy game. The principals are the same- combine and create new things to work with from four original items. However, what you are combining has been altered....

Customization and widgets are always a must have when it comes to how our devices look and feel. Developer jaumard feels the same as all of us do: give us all the widgets we need in one app. Widgetsoid2.x is a must have app for not only all the most important widgets, but also for full widget customization. ...

I located a thread on xda-developers by s15274n that pretty much gives you every single bit of information ever needed to get to work on your Vibrant. Tip1: If you long press on your ‘search’ key, it will prompt you for voice search. Tip2: While watching a video or taking a video, press...

Update: Kellex from Droid-Life points out to Android Central that the “exclusive” pic actually has been around for months, so please folks ignore this. A tipster over at HTCPedia has sent an image of the HTC Thunderbolt 4G dummy phone. Although this is only the back of the phone, it is nice...

Twenty ten has been a great year for Android as well as gaming especially in the last quarter. HD screens, Gigahertz processors and better GPUs have allowed some great games to be ported across and we’ve even seen our share of original titles also. What follows is our top five games of...

I want to first start off by saying, WOW. If these specs are true, this device is going to be one nasty piece of hardware. I would recommend to proceed with caution and not get too excited as the specs do seem a little too good to be true. Check out some of the specs highlighted below. 4.3″ screen...

It is being reported that BestBuy is unable to activate new lines for the Google Nexus S through T-Mobile. It appears that this has been going on for at least a week now. Check out the snippet below from BGR. One of our readers wrote in to let us know he has been trying to purchase a Google Nexus S...

Year of the Android While 2011 is the Chinese year of the Rabbit, I’m starting to think it should be the year of the Android. With so much happening over the last couple of years and Android becoming a mature platform for the mainstream, 2011 is set to boom in the world of Android. Logitech Revue...

I have been using the NOOKcolor (NC from this point forward) a lot the last few days.  I haven’t been able to spend enough time with it to do a full review but I am hoping to share some of the features and thoughts that I’ve had so far. The VividView™ screen is beautiful.  It has great...

Time and time again we warn you of the dangers of rooting and the dangers of installing a manufacturer update that gets pushed out via OTA. This particular issue is slightly different. Without a notice, a warning or option to say “NO”, people are reporting factory resets are occurring. This...

Everyone’s favorite cross-platform fitness app is available right now for free from the Android Market, but you’d better act fast because this special is only going through the month of January. RunKeeper is a great app for those looking to stay in shape and with the holidays over, this...

Onkyo released three Windows based tablets earlier this year that were pretty darn good for running Windows after all. They have now moved onto bigger and better things and have announced two new Android tablets. The Slatepad TA117C3 model is packing: Android Froyo 2.2 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 250 processor 10.1...

A Trojan virus currently named Gemini has found its way onto our Android devices in China, at least that is what’s being reported all over the web. Apparently the antivirus Android application, Lookout, was the firm that identified it. This could be the first “botnet-like capable”...

After keeping a close eye on what you guys seem to really want in the Android community, I have determined that FREE is the best price, and modifications make you happy. I took off on a mission over the last few weeks to bring you anything and everything I could find that was usable, cool or fun. Just...